Numbers 20:2
What does Numbers 20:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 20:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And there was no water for the congregation: and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And there was no water for the people: and they came together against Moses and against Aaron.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And there hath been no water for the company, and they are assembled against Moses, and against Aaron,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the people wanting water, came together against Moses and Aaron:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And there was no water for the assembly, and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
Context
v.1And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
v.2This passage
v.3And the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Corinthians 10:10
Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.
- Numbers 21:5
And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
- Numbers 16:19
And Korah assembled all the congregation against them unto the door of the tent of meeting: and the glory of Jehovah appeared unto all the congregation.
- Exodus 16:7
and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of Jehovah; for that he heareth your murmurings against Jehovah: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
- Exodus 16:12
I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God.
- Numbers 16:42
And it came to pass, when the congregation was assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of Jehovah appeared.
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